Here I have attached an update picture of my system as of today. It has changed dramatically since beginning this page. Thanks for looking! The picture is at the bottom of the page. JT

All of you have great set ups. Mine is simple but does the job until the day I can have a dedicated home theater room. I made the entertainment unit that houses my equipment. I’ve been into electronics since I was 12 and have a grave yard of electronics in my attic. It seems as formats change so do my electronics. My home theater is modest and is the best my budget would allow.

Mine is a little outdated now. I have the Elite VSX-52TX. I guess the only thing it dont have is HDMI. I bought it just before HDMI became the normal. Oh well,...I wanted an ELITE since I was about 17 and finally got one. Maybe I will update in a couple years I dont know..

I like how you made your system work. I started out 30 years ago with Stereo equipment. The front speakers that I currently use are the same one I picked up 30 years ago and they still sound great. Even though you have some older pieces I'm sure they still sound great. In 2001 when I got a 32" Sony Wega I got my first Pioneer DVD player and Pioneer VSX 21 Elite AVR. Now I can't stop. I'm on my second Plasma and have been upgrading when possible. I am currently auditioning new L/R fronts to replace my 30 year old Oaktons.

Oaktron made speakers from the 1950 to 1990 for other companies, such as HH Scott and others. In 1978 or so they bought a cabnet company and produced a line of speakers under the names of Wrightwood and Oaktron. In 1990 Oaktron was aquired by MiTek and the line seemed to fade away. I have an origional broshure that I will scan in and try to display.

They have a 10" rubber edge woofer, 5" cone midrange, dome tweeter and a 12" passive radiator. All drivers and the crossover are origional with the exception of the passive radiators. They sound so good. I'm trying to find a replacement for them, but can't find anything that I can afford the has the same sound quality.

Your right about that. The sound is balanced and smooth. This is a hobby that there is always a newer, better or different "got to have" piece of electronic out there and sometimes it's hard to keep up. But it's great to see what will come out next and share it with others who enjoy it as well.

Not at all they’re each nearly 70 pounds! They were put together well. When I was in HS my electronics teacher used to sell these and was able to get a gross of cabinets with out any speakers in them and we would add the drivers and crossovers. We would use Seas, Peerless, and Phillips in them. They sounded very good back then (1980).

Welcome to our little family here at WYSC. Thanks for posting your pictures so that I can see them while I am at work. I am also admiring those Oaktrons. I see they have a passive radiator on the back of them just like my Klipsch Forte II.

Anyway you have done a fine job on your system and it is definitely worth more than a dime. You built a very nice entertainment center too. I wish I had carpenter skills like that. I won't even tell you what I spent on my credenza. Where were you when I needed one?

Again welcome and keep us up to date when you put another item in the attic. That will mean you bought something new. And we like pictures.
Right pcweber?